April 2018

 

Healthier choices set to become easier in Victoria

Monday 30 April 2018

Victorian fast food and supermarket chains will be required to display the kilojoule content of ready-to-eat foods on all their menus as of tomorrow, when the Victorian State Government’s new kilojoule labelling law comes into effect.

Graphic campaign curbs Victorians’ love affair with sugary drinks

Thursday 26 April 2018

Victorians could be spared from 1,085 new cases of type 2 diabetes and 153 new cases of heart disease if the government ran a graphic public education campaign on the link between sugary drinks and chronic health conditions, according to health researchers.

Cancer Council Victoria’s SunSmart program recognised with national award

Friday 20 April 2018

Cancer Council Victoria was honoured with a national award recognising its work in skin cancer prevention through the SunSmart program. 

Is 'low carb' beer really better for you? New analysis shows it’s a big fat myth

Friday 20 April 2018

More than one in three men (35%) incorrectly think low-carb beer is healthy, according to new data from LiveLighter.

Australian smokers and ex-smokers wanted for a ground-breaking international study

Monday 16 April 2018

Researchers from Cancer Council Victoria and Queen Mary University of London are on the hunt for smokers and ex-smokers to take part in a first of its kind study into how to help people stay quit for good.

New study shows SunSmart success as melanomas decrease in Victoria

Monday 2 April 2018

Cancer Council Victoria has welcomed a new independent study showing its SunSmart program has led to a decline in melanoma.